April Means “To Open”

April 1, 2013

“The word APRIL comes from the Latin root, aperi’re, “to open. ” . . . Buds and birds burst forth from nature’s womb, the fallow earth steadily fills, and eventually we emerge from our sleepy state in March and break out of the house.”
— Amanda Hesser, from The Cook and the Gardener

After a few days of partly sunny weather, nature has awakened in Seattle. So many things are bursting into blossom and bud. You can’t beat Seattle in April. Here are some photos from a walk around my neighborhood: